T 2252/21 vom 19.06.2024
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T225221.20240619
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 19. Juni 2024
- Aktenzeichen
- T 2252/21
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 11165243.4
- IPC-Klasse
- B29B 11/14B29C 49/42B65D 1/02B29C 49/78
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Nicht verteilt (D)
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- Entscheidung auf Englisch
- Amtsblattfassungen
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Plastic prefom or container with a recessed orientation slot, process of manufacturing a rigid container, process for angularly orienting a preform and process of detecting the orientation of a preform
- Name des Antragstellers
- Plastipak BAWT S.à.r.l.
- Name des Einsprechenden
- Krones AG
- Kammer
- 3.2.05
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Schlagwörter
- Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Novelty (main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2: no; auxiliary request 2A: yes)
Late-filed request - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - extension of protection of the patent (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no) - Orientierungssatz
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- Zitierende Akten
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The opponent's request for referral of three questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to grant a patent in amended form on the basis of:
- Claims: 1 to 11 filed as auxiliary request 2A filed as 'Auxiliary claim request 2A Appeal' with letter dated 11 June 2024,
- Description:
- pages 2 and 4 of the patent specification
- page 3 of the patent specification as filed during oral proceedings of 19 June 2024,
- Drawings: Figures 1-13 of the patent specification.